MAN UNITED 2 WEST BROM 0 Jesse Lingard repaid manager Louis van Gaal’s lavish praise with the goal that set Manchester United on the road to victory against West Brom at Old Trafford. The 22-year-old winger scored his first goal for the Reds on the day van Gaal broke with tradition by referring to an […]
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A third lacklustre goalless draw in a row as Manchester United continue to drift
CRYSTAL PALACE 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 0 It’s been a week of stalemate for Manchester United as the Reds drew their third successive game 0-0 in all competitions for the first time since January 2005. Louis Van Gaal may have disputed United Legend Paul Scholes’ remarks earlier this week that his United side lacked creativity and […]
Late Yaya Toure penalty gives Manchester City hard-earned home win against lowly Norwich City
MAN CITY 2, NORWICH CITY 1 Manchester City endured a frustrating afternoon as they toiled to overcome a struggling but spirited Norwich City side at the Etihad. It was a below-par display from City who had to rely on a late Yaya Toure penalty to overcome a resolute Canaries team that was set up to avoid another […]
Kelechi Iheanacho could get first league start against Norwich City, says Manuel Pellegrini
Kelechi Iheanacho backed for first league start against Norwich City David Silva ruled out; decision to be made for Sevilla Pablo Zabaleta out for 25 days Manuel Pellegrini might find it impossible to leave out teenage striker Kelechi Iheanacho from Saturday’s home game against Norwich City after his man-of-the-match performance against Crystal Palace on Wednesday […]
Manuel Pellegrini backs Jose Mourinho to get over Chelsea’s slump
Manuel Pellegrini and Manchester City know full well how hard it has been to defend the Premier League title after winning English football’s top prize in 2012 and 2014. And despite their differences in tactics and philosophy over the years Pellegrini has backed his rival manager Jose Mourinho to pull the Chelsea out of their […]